RECON: TNO occultation with 523718

Event between (523718) 14KZ101 and star GA0840:07425383 with event index number of 2329976

Geocentric closest approach at 2025/08/20 07:04:45 UTC

J2000 position of star is 18:13:08.8 -05:55:34
Equinox of date position of star is 18:14:27.4 -05:55:04
Stellar brightness G=16.3, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 152 degrees from the moon. Moon is 10% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.1

[RECON map]
Object is 35.7 AU from the Sun and 35.2 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 13.4 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 1.9 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 416 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 5017 km.
The sky-plane scale is 25497.4 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.5
Diameter=316.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 22.5 sec chord
Diameter=129.1 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 9.2 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATNEAR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 523718, (2025/08/20 07:05UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:59.0 -26:29:12  0.9 32.12 139
60Bet Oph      17:44:44.4 +04:33:30  2.8 12.85 139
PPM 201392     18:07:31.2 -08:19:12  6.1  2.96 153
PPM 201493     18:13:17.7 -05:36:58  7.6  0.43 152
PPM 201501     18:13:52.5 -05:50:07  9.5  0.18 152
523718         18:14:31.1 -05:55:03 16.3       152
Positions are for equinox of date

This table contains the target star visibility for the RECON network. The observing range has been set to a maximum of 2.2 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 32.3 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=9.8%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Kamloops 06:58:18 -25.3 Dark Down 23.9 224.1 Low 06:43:18 - 07:13:18 4166
Victoria 06:58:27 -26.7 Dark Down 26.8 221.8 Low 06:43:27 - 07:13:27 4103
Peachland 06:58:15 -26.3 Dark Down 24.3 225.0 Low 06:43:15 - 07:13:15 4066
Kelowna 06:58:16 -26.3 Dark Down 24.0 225.2 Low 06:43:16 - 07:13:16 4064
Summerland 06:58:16 -26.5 Dark Down 24.3 225.1 Low 06:43:16 - 07:13:16 4050
Penticton 06:58:15 -26.6 Dark Down 24.3 225.2 Low 06:43:15 - 07:13:15 4040
Oliver 06:58:16 -26.9 Dark Down 24.6 225.4 Low 06:43:16 - 07:13:16 4010
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 06:58:15 -27.1 Dark Down 24.6 225.6 Low 06:43:15 - 07:13:15 3988
Okanogan 06:58:16 -27.7 Dark Down 25.1 225.6 Low 06:43:16 - 07:13:16 3941
Brewster 06:58:16 -27.9 Dark Down 25.4 225.5 Low 06:43:16 - 07:13:16 3926
Manson/Chelan 06:58:18 -28.0 Dark Down 25.7 225.2 Low 06:43:18 - 07:13:18 3922
Wenatchee 06:58:17 -28.4 Dark Down 26.2 225.2 Low 06:43:17 - 07:13:17 3888
Ellensburg 06:58:18 -28.8 Dark Down 26.6 225.2 Low 06:43:18 - 07:13:18 3861
Yakima 06:58:19 -29.2 Dark Down 26.9 225.3 Low 06:43:19 - 07:13:19 3827
Sleaford 06:57:43 -25.6 Dark Down 16.1 237.0 Really Low 06:42:43 - 07:12:43 3813
Toppenish/White Swan 06:58:18 -29.4 Dark Down 26.9 225.5 Low 06:43:18 - 07:13:18 3801
The Dalles 06:58:21 -30.0 Dark Down 27.9 225.1 Low 06:43:21 - 07:13:21 3766
Maupin 06:58:21 -30.4 Dark Down 28.1 225.3 Low 06:43:21 - 07:13:21 3725
PNWRO 06:58:13 -30.1 Dark Down 26.4 227.1 Low 06:43:13 - 07:13:13 3709
Sisters 06:58:22 -31.1 Dark Down 29.0 225.2 Low 06:43:22 - 07:13:22 3669
Bend 06:58:21 -31.4 Dark Down 29.0 225.5 Low 06:43:21 - 07:13:21 3638
Oregon Observatory 06:58:22 -31.5 Dark Down 29.2 225.5 Low 06:43:22 - 07:13:22 3628
Chiloquin 06:58:24 -32.6 Dark Down 30.3 225.6 Up 06:43:24 - 07:13:24 3530
Klamath Falls 06:58:24 -33.0 Dark Down 30.5 225.8 Up 06:43:24 - 07:13:24 3497
Fall River/Burney 06:58:25 -34.2 Dark Down 31.1 226.7 Up 06:43:25 - 07:13:25 3375
Cedarville 06:58:18 -34.0 Dark Down 30.1 227.7 Up 06:43:18 - 07:13:18 3365
Greenville 06:58:24 -35.2 Dark Down 31.5 227.5 Up 06:43:24 - 07:13:24 3274
Gimple 06:58:22 -35.2 Dark Down 31.5 227.6 Up 06:43:22 - 07:13:22 3271
Quincy 06:58:25 -35.3 Dark Down 31.6 227.6 Up 06:43:25 - 07:13:25 3256
Portola 06:58:21 -35.6 Dark Down 31.4 228.1 Up 06:43:21 - 07:13:21 3224
Reno 06:58:19 -36.0 Dark Down 31.3 228.9 Up 06:43:19 - 07:13:19 3171
Carson City 06:58:20 -36.4 Dark Down 31.5 229.1 Up 06:43:20 - 07:13:20 3137
Gardnerville 06:58:20 -36.6 Dark Down 31.6 229.2 Up 06:43:20 - 07:13:20 3113
Yerington 06:58:18 -36.7 Dark Down 31.2 229.7 Up 06:43:18 - 07:13:18 3091
Hawthorne 06:58:16 -37.3 Dark Down 31.2 230.4 Up 06:43:16 - 07:13:16 3025
Lee Vining 06:58:18 -37.7 Dark Down 31.9 230.3 Up 06:43:18 - 07:13:18 2995
Bishop 06:58:18 -38.4 Dark Down 31.8 231.2 Up 06:43:18 - 07:13:18 2907
Beatty 06:58:11 -39.3 Dark Down 31.1 232.9 Up 06:43:11 - 07:13:11 2791
Dunrhomin 06:57:33 -37.4 Dark Down 21.8 241.1 Low 06:42:33 - 07:12:33 2649
Nikitin 06:57:34 -37.6 Dark Down 21.9 241.1 Low 06:42:34 - 07:12:34 2632
CU-SBO 06:57:32 -37.6 Dark Down 22.0 241.1 Low 06:42:32 - 07:12:32 2628
Wildwood 06:58:22 -41.5 Dark Down 33.9 232.7 Up 06:43:22 - 07:13:22 2611
Laughlin/Bullhead City 06:58:04 -41.4 Dark Down 30.7 235.6 Up 06:43:04 - 07:13:04 2530
Patrick 06:58:04 -41.3 Dark Down 30.1 236.1 Up 06:43:04 - 07:13:04 2522
Idyllwild 06:58:13 -42.3 Dark Down 32.9 234.5 Up 06:43:13 - 07:13:13 2490
Lake Havasu City 06:58:04 -42.1 Dark Down 30.9 236.2 Up 06:43:04 - 07:13:04 2454
Calipatria 06:58:11 -43.2 Dark Down 32.5 235.9 Up 06:43:11 - 07:13:11 2377
Yuma 06:58:09 -43.8 Dark Down 32.1 236.8 Up 06:43:09 - 07:13:09 2295
George/Scottsdale 06:57:57 -43.3 Dark Down 29.6 238.5 Low 06:42:57 - 07:12:57 2271

Azimuth is measured in degrees eastward from north. North is at an azimuth of 0, due East is at an azimuth of 90 degrees, due South is 180, and due West is 270.

Do not use the listing below for the RECON CPC 1100 telescopes. This is provided for other non-team facilities.

Star training set for 523718, (2025/08/20 07:05UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 32.12 139
60Bet Oph      17:43:28.3 +04:34:06  2.8 12.85 139
PPM 201392     18:06:07.4 -08:19:27  6.1  2.96 153
PPM 201493     18:11:55.5 -05:37:26  7.6  0.43 152
PPM 201501     18:12:30.1 -05:50:37  9.5  0.18 152
523718         18:13:08.8 -05:55:34 16.3       152
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/18 02:53:03 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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